Quality control, quality assurance, and proficiency testing in the andrology laboratory

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 417-431

  Keel, B A ^a,b  

^a Women's Research Institute   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Andrology laboratory; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

ANDROLOGY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 79961193377     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010290099147     Document Type: Article

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